Upper Normandy

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Upper Normandy was a former administrative region in northern France, known for its industrial centers, port cities like Le Havre, and rich historical and cultural heritage along the Seine River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NUTS 2 statistical region
former administrative region of France
area approximately 12,317 square kilometres
bordersBodyOfWater English Channel
capital Rouen
composedOfDepartment Eure
Seine-Maritime
containsCity Dieppe
Elbeuf
Fécamp
Le Havre
Louviers
Mont-Saint-Aignan
Rouen
Sotteville-lès-Rouen
Vernon
Évreux
linked to: Evreux
country France
createdOn 1956
dissolvedOn 2015
formerINSEERegionCode 23
hasPort Port of Le Havre
Port of Rouen
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret
Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France (sites in Rouen)
historicalRegion Normandy
knownFor Seine valley landscapes
agriculture
apple orchards
automotive industry
cultural heritage
dairy production
historical heritage
industrial centers
petrochemical industry
port cities
largestCity Rouen
locatedIn northern France
locatedOn left bank of the Seine River
right bank of the Seine River
mergedInto Normandy region
nativeName Haute-Normandie
NUTSCode FR23
officialLanguage French
partOf Normandy
regionalLanguage Norman
reorganisationEffectiveOn 1 January 2016
traversedBy Seine River
linked to: River Seine

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Benedictine abbey of Bec region Upper Normandy
Pays de Caux historicalRegionOf Upper Normandy
Fécamp historicalRegion Upper Normandy
Château de Bizy region Upper Normandy (historical region)
linked to: Upper Normandy
Bec Abbey locatedInRegion Upper Normandy
Lower Normandy (historical) borders Upper Normandy (historical)
linked to: Upper Normandy
Beaumont-le-Roger historicalRegion Upper Normandy